Trellis



V. V. TINCU Jan. 2, 1934.

TRELLIS Filed Nov. 28, 1932 7/ INVENTOR. %7//e fincu ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES 1,941,517 TRELLIS Vasile V. Tincu, Detroit, Mich.

Application November 28, 1932 Serial No. 644,602

2 Claims.

My invention relates to landscape gardening and has particular reference to an improved trellis to be utilized in training and supporting various types of vines and bushes, such as rose bushes, honeysuckle, ivy, clematis, et cetera.

An object of the invention is to so construct the trellis that it may be readily removed from any given position when so desired, this feature being secured through the provision of a permanent support or base adapted to be fixedly and permanently secured in the ground and a removable trellis.

It is further an object of my invention to so construct and arrange the assembly that it is 3.5 inexpensive to manufacture and assemble and is readily manipulable by unskilled hands.

An important feature of the invention resides in the particular manner in which the ready detachability of the trellis portion of the assembly is secured and lies in the manner in which the entire span of the trellis is adjustably braced so that tension may be placed upon either side thereof and in a number of directions to take up any warpage which may develop in the structure.

Various other meritorious features of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the drawing wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several figures and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective of the assembled structure,

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the upper portion of the removable trellis,

Figure 3 is a detail of the supporting base member,

Figure 4 is an end elevation of one detachable joint,

Figure 5 is a section through 55 of Fig. 4, and

Figure 6 is an elevation of a somewhat modified arrangement of the trellis.

Referring now to the drawing, the base support member may be formed in any suitable manner, the important features of said member residing in means whereby the same may be firmly implanted in the ground and means positioned adjacent the upper portion thereof to which the trellis may be secured. In the embodiment illustrated herein the base support member includes a pair of uprights 10 suitably braced by cross members 12 and 14. These cross members are implanted in the ground as illustrated and at the top of each end is a projecting pin 16 adapted to position the trellis in a manner to be clearly described hereinafter.

The trellis per se, which is the detachable unit aforesaid, includes a pair of spaced parallel reinforcing base members 18 between which the upright members 20 are fixedly secured at spaced intervals by any suitable means, thereby providing spaced passageways extending through the reinforcing members. Nails may be utilized throughout or any other suitable fastening means may be employed if desired. Transverse 5 horizontal members 22 are positioned in spaced relation across the vertical members 20 and here likewise the juncture may be formed in any suitable manner. The trellis may be somewhat enhanced in so far as its beauty is concerned by the utilization of any desired geometric ensemble or arrangement such as is illustrated at 24 and 26.

The two end vertical members 20 are so spaced that when the base of the trellis composed of the spaced transverse members 18 is dropped over the projecting pins 16, the said end vertical pieces will fall outside said pin and thereby firmly position the trellis against longitudinal movement with reference to its support. The trellis is thereby supported firmly upon its foundation and held against displacement thereupon upon the pins 16.

Adjacent each end of each transverse base member 18 a bracket 28 is secured as by means of screws 30 and bolts 31, which bolts likewise func- 35 tion to clamp the transverse members 18 tightly against the bottom of the vertical members 20. These brackets are so spaced that they are adapted to overlie opposite faces of the uprights 10 and the said uprights and brackets are provided with registering apertures through which the bolts 32 may be inserted to secure the trellis firmly in position with reference to its base support. A pair of central brackets 34 are secured to the opposed transverse base members 18 and all of the brackets are provided with positioning flanges 36 which assist in positioning the brackets firmly with respect to the trellis structure. One of the central brackets 34 is provided with an upturned ear 38 and the two end brackets 28 positioned on the side opposite the said central bracket are likewise provided with ears 38.

A pair of brackets 40 and '42 are positioned on opposite sides of the uppermost transverse trellis piece 22 at the central portion thereof, as by means of the bolts 44.

Bracket 40 is provided with transversely spaced ears 46 and bracket 42 is provided with a projecting central ear 48.

As illustrated clearly in Figure 1 of the drawing the cars 38 of end brackets 28 are connected with cars 46 of bracket 42 by means of brace rods 50 and 52, which rods are joined somewhere adjacent their midportion by turn buckles 54. It will be apparent that these brace rods are readily adjustable to tauten the entire framework of which the trellis is composed and that the brace on the side of the trellis extends from the extremities of the base to a point-approximately the center of the uppermost portion of the trellis. On the other side a single brace consisting of rods 56 and 58, joined by turn buckles 6%) extends between ear 38 of central bracket 34 and the ear 48 of bracket 42.

It will therefore be apparent that any deformation from the original plan of the trellis framework may be eliminated by proper adjustment of the turn buckles 54 or 60 and at the same time the said framework is rendered a strong, rigid, assembly. The entire trellis may be removed from its base support by simply removing the bolts 32.

In Figure 6 a somewhat modified form of trellis assembly has been illustrated but, as in the form illustrated in Figure 1, it is to be noted that the braces 60-66 extend substantially over the entire span of the framework and may be utilized to eliminate warpage as in the case of the preferred embodiment of Figure 1. The detachable arrangement is precisely the same as hitherto described in conjunction with the preferred form, a plurality of juncture points being provided instead of a pair only.

The braces constitute what might be termed a j harness extending from top to bottom and'on both sides of the trellis superstructure which hold the same against distortion, sagging, or undue bending. It forms a part of the removable structure to be taken off the foundation therewith whereby in the winter, upon removal of the trellis super-' structure the only portion left in the ground is the foundation. The harness like brace arrangement can also be readily detached from the trellis and it is apparent that different varieties of decobase portion provided with spaced passageways therethrough adapted to cooperate with said projecting pins to position said lattice assembly upon said base support, means fixedly positioned to said transverse reinforcing base portion of the lattice assembly and extending downwardly therefrom adapted to lie in superposed relation to said base support, and means for securing the 'same to said base support.

2, A demountable trellis assembly comprising, in combination, a base support member adapted to be permanently implanted in the ground and including a pair of projecting pins extending upwardly at spaced intervals, a lattice base assembly including a pair of reinforcing base members adapted to be positioned over said pins to position the same against displacement with relation to the base support member, brackets positioned upon each side of said reinforcing lattice base assembly adjacent the sides thereof and detachably secured to said base support member, a bracket positioned upon said lattice reinforcing base centrally thereof, brackets secured to each side of the upper portion of said lattice assembly centrally thereof, adjustable braces extending diagonally across one face of said lattice assembly and connected to end brackets on the reinforcing base thereof and said upper central bracket, and an adjustable brace member extending along the opposite face of said lattice assembly between said upper and lower central brackets.

VASILE V. TINCU. 

